Weimar, Fayetteville ISDs receive grants to train welding students

Weimar Independent School District was awarded a $155,562 grant to train 100 students as welders in partnership with Blinn College, according to the Office of Governor Greg Abbott. Nearby, Fayetteville ISD was awarded a $355,176 grant to train 40 students as welders in partnership with Blinn College District. The funds will go towards the purchasing and installation of relevant equipment.

The Texas Workforce Commission awarded 84 grants through its Jobs and Education for Texans program, funding over $20 million to public junior, technical and state colleges and Texas school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. According to the press release, the new equipment funded will help train more than 7,400 students across the state in the first year alone.